Remembering 9/11

The South Tower pool during observances held on the eleventh anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, at the site in New York.

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Ava Kathleen Schmoelzer, 7, from Stamford, Conn., places flowers for her aunt on the wall overlooking the South Tower reflecting pool.

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Alicia Watkins remembers a friend who died at the Pentagon during a ceremony marking the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site.

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Judy Parisio places a small U.S. flag on the engraved name of her niece, Frances Ann Cilente who worked and died at the World Trade Center.

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Marcio Rodriguez holds a United States flag as he pays respects in front of the construction site of One World Trade Center.

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A woman becomes emotional after reading the name of her father as friends and relatives of the victims of 9/11 gather for a ceremony marking the 11th anniversary.

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People observe a moment of silence during ceremonies marking the 11th anniversary of 9/11.

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A candle with flowers is seen at the 9/11 memorial site.

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A member of the US Army salutes while standing by the South Pool during the singing of the National Anthem during anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center.

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Amelia Tedesco of Staten Island, touches the name of her son-in-law Walter Baran, during observances held on the eleventh anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, at the site in New York.

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Dennis Swindell kisses the name of his partner Gary Lee Bright on the South Tower pool wall during observances held on the eleventh anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center.

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Police Officers of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey carry an American flag that flew over at the World Trade Center towers during a ceremony marking the 11th anniversary of the attacks.

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A New York police and fire honor guard carries the World Trade Center flag near the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during observances held on the eleventh anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center.

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The Tribute in Light shines above 1 World Trade Center, left, and 7 World Trade Center.

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The Tribute in Light lights up lower Manhattan.

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The Tribute in Light illuminates the sky over Lower Manhattan in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks.

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The Tribute in Light shines above the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty, as seen from Bayonne, N.J.

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The Tribute in Light illuminates the sky over New York’s lower Manhattan skyline. The Tribute in Light is an art installation near the site of the World Trade Center in remembrance of the September 11 attacks.

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The Tribute in Light shines above the World Trade Center in New York and the Statue of Liberty in this photo taken from Bayonne, N.J.

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A bouquet of flowers is viewed on a fence overlooking the lower Manhattan skyline on the morning of September 11, 2011.

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A line of bagpipers walk towards the stage past the North Pool at the National September 11 Memorial on the tenth anniversary of the attacks in New York.

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Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza, pauses at his son’s name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during tenth anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center.

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Maria Crifasi pays respects at the site where her sister Lucia Crifasi’s name is engraved at the north pool at the National September 11 Memorial.

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Randy Kane stands at the World Trade Center site as the city and nation prepares to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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A man places his hands on the wall of the North Pool at the World Trade Center site prior to ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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The World Trade Center site is seen as construction continues on the new World Trade Center building.

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A New York Police Department officer carries a barricade at the World Trade Center site. The city remains on lockdown as threats of another attack were reported in the days leading up to the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11.

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People pause by the waterfall pool at the National September 11 Memorial before a planned ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks at the World Trade Center site.

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Visitors hug near a memorial pool at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site.

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US Army, police and fire brigade officers practice with an American flag at the stage at the 9/11 memorial.

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Bronze panels bear the names of the victims around the perimeter of the 9/11 Memorial North Pool.

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I remember: A man holds a photograph of a relative during the 10th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. in New York.

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Police officers stand near and take pictures of a memorial pool at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site.

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A woman carries a rememberance of a relative at the site of the World Trade Center.

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Members of the FDNY, NYPD and Port Authority Police line up at one of the entrances of the 9/11 Memorial Plaza before the tenth anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center.

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Elba Cedeno, of Waretown, N.J., holds a sign memorializing her partner, Catherine Theresa Smith, as friends and relatives of the victims of 9/11 gather for a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks at the National September 11 Memorial.

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President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, former President Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush walk along the memorial pool at the National 9/11 Memorial.

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President Obama pauses and touches the engraved area surrounding the memorial pool.

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Former First Lady Laura Bush , Former President George W. Bush, First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama observe the first moment of silence, at 8:46 am, when American Airlines flight 11 struck the North Tower.

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Shielded by bullet-proof glass, President Obama, First Lady Michelle and Former President Bush observe a moment of silence.

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A young relative of one of the victims listens to President Obama speak during the anniversary ceremony in New York.

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President Obama delivers remarks at the ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York.

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Mourners listens as victims names are read during the ceremony.

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President Obama invoked the presence of God as an inspiration to endure: “Therefore, we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea.”

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Former President George W. Bush quoted a letter from Abraham Lincoln to a mother who was believed to have lost five sons in battle during the Civil War: “I pray that our heavenly father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement.”

A woman grieves at the South 9/11 Memorial pool during 10th anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center.

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Police and firefighters carry a folded flag past a pool at the 9/11 Memorial in New York.

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Secret Service police watch from rooftops at Ground Zero during the tenth anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center.

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Julie Jalbert-Pitt who lost her father, Robert Jalbert on 9/11, holds her daugher Campbell Pitt, 8 months, next to the name of her father.

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A U.S. Marine Gunnery Sargent rings a bell making the collapse of one of the towers.

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Mayor Bloomberg speaks at the tenth anniversary ceremonies of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site.

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Family members read names of victims at the 9/11 Memorial.

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James Taylor performs during the ceremony.

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Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at the tenth anniversary ceremonies of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site.

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Visitors hug each other near a memorial pool at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City.

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Alicia Bergstein, (C), comforts her children Devin Bergstein, (L), and Adrianna Bergstein while visiting the National September 11 Memorial. Daniel Bergstein, Alicia’s husband and the children’s father, was killed in the Sept. 11 2001during the terrorist attacks.

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Thousands gather at the World Trade Center during 9/11 Memorial ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks.

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The World Trade Center Flag is presented as friends and relatives of the victims of 9/11 gather.

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Thousands attend the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony.

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Family members pay respects in front of one of the two waterfall pools during the ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial.

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New York Firefighter Zachary Fletcher embraces his mother, Monica Fletcher, after finding his twin brother Andre G. Fletcher’s name engraved at the south pool of the National September 11 Memorial.

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Stephen Simone finds his mother Marianne Simone’s name at the north pool.

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Michael Cassidy holds up a photo of his brother-in-law, firefighter Gary Box, who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, alongside Michele Caviasco, (L), who’s sister Jean DePalma died in the attacks.

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Members of Port Authority Police Department stand in attention during the playing of the National Anthem during the anniversary ceremonies in New York.

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Family members of those killed on 9/11 look over the list of names at the National September 11 Memorial in New York.

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Jose Valdez, (R), and his friend Mary Santiago hug as they look over the name of Valdez’ sister, Mayra Valdes Rodriguez, at the National September 11 Memorial.

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A visitor at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site makes an imprint of a name on a sheet containing the names of all those killed on 9/11 in New York.

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Eliza Peterson holds a flag near the name of her uncle, Norman Rossinow at the National September 11 Memorial site in New York.

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A New York City police officer salutes at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during the tenth anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center in New York.